Pokémon on the PC - how to use it

Officially, Pokémon is only available for Nintendo, Gameboy and smartphones. However, if you want to play Pokémon on the PC, this is only possible with the help of an emulator. You can find out which one you need and how to download a Pokémon game to your PC here.

How to download a Pokémon ROM for PC

Even though Pokémon has been one of the most popular video games for years, there is no version of the game for PC yet. If you still want to play Pokémon on the computer instead of on the game console, this is only possible in a roundabout way.

1. One way to play Pokémon on the PC is to use so-called ROMs, which you can find on websites like "loveroms.com".
2. To find a ROM file for Pokémon, please first click "Enter keyword or ROM title" on the page and enter "Pokémon" as a search term.
3. In the list of results, search for the Pokémon game you want to download, select it and first click "Download Now" and then click "Start Download".

Play Pokémon on PC: You will need this emulator

Once you have downloaded the ROM file to your PC, the next thing you need to do is install a suitable emulator for the game. Depending on which ROM file you have downloaded, you will need either a Nintendo DS or a Gameboy emulator for this. If you need the "Gameboy Color Emulator" or the "Gameboy Advance Emulator", you can download them from "loveroms.com/emudownload". On the other hand, if the previously downloaded ROM is a Nintendo file, you can download the "Nintendo DS Emulator" at "desmume.org/download/".